Mandarin orange with one green leaf cross stitch pattern

27 × 26 stitches 6 colors 1.9 × 1.9 in on 14-count

A PDF for 14-count on US Letter paper: overview, symbol charts and thread list. Change the count or paper

You will need

Fabric: 14-count Aida, cut 8 × 8 in (the design is 1.9 × 1.9 in; 14-count has 14 squares to the inch)
Needle: Tapestry, size 24
Thread: 6 DMC colors, 2 strands at a time (DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers charts use)

Your thread palette: 6 threads ↓

DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold
DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
DMC 921 Copper
DMC 989 Forest Green
DMC 3346 Hunter Green
DMC 3865 Winter White

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Fabric count and finished sizeCount is the number of squares per inch. Higher count makes the same design smaller; the stitches and thread colors stay the same. Sizes shown are the stitched area; allow extra fabric for finishing.

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About this pattern

One mandarin orange with its leaf still on. The fruit is squat, a little wider than tall, in orange with a band of darker orange shade around its lower right and a small white mark of light at the upper left. From the dimple in its top a short dark green stalk bends over to the right and carries one large light green leaf with a dark green midrib, held level above the fruit. Dark brown outline. Full crosses only. It is 27 by 26 stitches and uses six thread colors.

27 stitches wide by 26 high: 416 full cross stitches in 6 DMC colors (Dark Autumn Gold 3853, Ultra Dark Coffee Brown 938, Copper 921 and 3 more).

Finished size by fabric count
Fabric	Inches	Centimeters
11-count Aida	2.5 × 2.4	6.2 × 6.0
14-count Aida, or 28-count over two	1.9 × 1.9	4.9 × 4.7
16-count Aida, or 32-count over two	1.7 × 1.6	4.3 × 4.1
18-count Aida	1.5 × 1.4	3.8 × 3.7
22-count Hardanger	1.2 × 1.2	3.1 × 3.0

Sizes are the stitched area. Add about 3 inches (7.5 cm) on every side when you cut your fabric.

The fabric color changes the preview only: every cross matches your chart.

Thread list & pattern notes

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Symbol	Thread	Stitches	Buy
●	DMC 3853 Dark Autumn Gold	228	Find it
X	DMC 938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	86	Find it
▲	DMC 921 Copper	47	Find it
+	DMC 989 Forest Green	30	Find it
■	DMC 3346 Hunter Green	20	Find it
O	DMC 3865 Winter White	5	Find it

Suggested DMC colors. Screen colors are approximate. Previews show the exact chart.

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Count is the number of squares to the inch: 14-count fabric has 14, and a higher count makes the same design smaller. DMC is the thread maker whose color numbers most charts use.